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How do I explain without making this too political?! I come from a country where there is a socialist democrary (if such a thing even truely exists), restrictions on everything you might want to do, taxes out the whazoo, a political system where there are dozens of political parties all vying for a piece of power. The United States of America is heading the same direction and though it's been happening for a long time, since "the new deal" and possibly before, the pace is accelerating. People are too willing to give up their rights for "freebies". The men who fought in WWII fought to maintain our Constitution and Bill of Rights, to preserve freedom of religion, freedom of the press, the right to bear arms, the persuit of happiness .... For me, the insult to that generation is the continuous stripping away of liberties and rights at an ever increasing rate.
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yeah, yeah, I know!! But someone has to say it!!
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After working all day, I (we) caught the back end of this movie (again). It is a powerfull story which left us with a lump in our throat and a tear in our eyes. I can't help but get pi$$ed off by the insult made against these brave men who gave so much for our freedom.
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LED power requirements for you elecrical guru's
barend replied to barend's topic in General Tech Talk
You recall where you got the 32 LE bulbs? I ordered the 30 LED from Superbright but the bayonet is incompatible. Thanks for the feedback, my main concern is overloading the wire and frying that. -
I'm in the process of installing LED's on my new to me sidecar and am considering tying them as well as all the bike's running lights (LED) into the tail/brake light cirquit after converting those to LED's. I'm installing two (2) 56 LED tail/brake lights, an 8 LED marker light and three light bars with a total of 48 LED's. And finally two 20 LED fog lamps. The bike would get the 19 LED tail light. Assuming that I am not going to exceed the current draw from the current two 1157 tail lights, my concern is that the wire supplying the tail light may not be big enough to pull that trick off any way. Am I correct that as long as I don't exceed my current amps I should be OK?? Hope I stated that accurately! Thanks
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Wow, a member for all but two months and b*tch over twelve bucks:doh:, maybe you can get a refund??!!
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I am in need of a new front tire, so if it is the tire, that would be good news!
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Steve: We'll have to find a nice weekend to do that on, Brenda won't ride with me till she feels I am 'qualified' ansd then we'll see if she want s to ride in the chair or on the back (don't matter in a leaner) Condor: standard fork brace, have looked at but not purchased one yet. Tx2: I was wrong, it's right at 15mph:headache: Anyway they checked the head bearings when installing it, I'll have to look at tire pressures (and the forkbrace) and maybe play with the suspension. spend a half hour doing loopdiloops, slaloms, figure eights, right and left circles in the church parking lot, my shoulders are worn out. more tomorrow
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Jeff, This being a leaning sidecar, it does not require ballast. The unit still operates like a solo M/C. Roll response is a little slower with the added weight, I have some torque braking hard and (less) pulling away and turning is a tad trickier. Big, steady speed, level turns are not that big of a problem, but as the turn tightens or if the speed changes during the turn, the added weight and torque make things more interesting. Right uphill turns from a (almost) stop are especially interesting so far, the person stepping out from between two cars didn't help:o, saved it though!
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check your fuel filter, rebuild your carb, check/clean or remove the spark arrestor, check your air filter, check for leaks around the carb gasket (WD40) It's not the 2-cycle, its the operator:stickpoke:
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So, yes I am a tad miffed that the “H”frame is screwed up. Though everything seems to work just fine, the positioning of the chair is not where I would want it; aesthetics again! For now it’ll do, when I get to carrying passengers, we’ll have to see if the nose down position has an impact on creature comfort. We’ll call this a working prototype J So I took it down the road, yeah, I know, carry it to a big empty parking lot, unload it and run through practice drills. So boring isn’t it? You know the line: “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” I used to be a flight instructor, the easy part is straight and level; likewise going down the road at speed. So that was my choice for a first ride, go down a divided 4 lane, lots of wiggling and lane changing as well as accelerating/ decelerating to get a feel for the combo. Low speed wobble (around 5-10mph), little more sluggish in the roll response and some torque with resulting left/right forces on the start/stop. All in all the unit was running very nice, no pulling to either side (to speak of), all I could detect after a 20 minute run was the continued flexing of the nose. Peripherally you can see the nose rolling along with the bike, cool as hell!! Unfortunately after you run down the highway you have to turn back somewhere, my exit saw no traffic so I blew the stop sign and turning back onto the highway was smooth as well, as far as smooth goes after ten miles. Getting from the four lane back to the house (3 blocks) was uncomfortable due to the low speed wobble, but I don’t want to accelerate through it yet until I gain more confidence. I did come to a complete stop and lined up with the drive before taking it to the top. I’ll confess, going down the drive for the first time, then to the “end” of the street where there is a 90 degree downhill right turn followed by a down then uphill left 90 will work wonders for the sphincter muscles. I did stop before pulling onto the four lane wondering what the heck I was doing …. Rolled on the power and was gone. Let the good times roll!! I’ll get to the slow speed handling sometime J :D:D
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From the album: barend's sidecar project
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From the album: barend's sidecar project
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From the album: barend's sidecar project
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Dunno, track width seems maybe a tad low, especially with a high CG bike, but then the loading deck is probably only 6". Mostly a trailer will go where you pointg the car witout any problems and as far as that goes I have no problem pulling one for 2K miles or 20K for that matter. Check on the tie down points too, seems a tad narrow. Just keep in mind i never trailered a bike:innocent:
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Don't know if I did this this right (pics). (I did) Took her out about an hour ago, just a short jaunt down the road, do some lane changes and get used to the feel. I have some low speed wobble (under 10mph) but not too serious, I am miffed 'cause the shop screwed up the install, front end is three inches low!! That can be fixed down the road though. So, here she be! Watcha think?! [ATTACH]38426[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]38427[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]38428[/ATTACH]
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It's dark out here, you'll have to wait ...... Oh, I did look in the garage, it's there.... trust me!!!
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Yup!! Still got a ton of stuff to do though, paint, all new lights, re-do the flooring, not to mention getting it set up properly. Right now she's liking the ditch too much! One thing at a time, but at least I can start riding. Rode her home as a rigid, so the rollstop is coming out somewhere this weekend (I hope)
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He, he,he!! guess what's sitting in my garage!!!:think:
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Whoa!!! Don't get too exited! this is not a complete bike, the engine, wiring harness and "brains" were removed for a trike. which leaves everything else. But if you want a good "everything else" give me a shout and I'll put you in touch with the owner.
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I see that, just a zero to go ........
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won't be meeting up with you guys, reason listed in the other thread. Enjoy!
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Friend of mine bought a 1200 wing, went through the carbs and had a shop do the same. He says it still has a slight hesitation and the shop says they can't get rid of it either. He says the bike runs great with a little choke?? Any of you have any ideas on what might be going on with his bike? Thanks!
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should've, could've, would've: Too late now Ger, 'sides,should be about done now. Can't say I would go this route again, but this not being a rigid, methinks I might have had problems regardless. Soon!!!
